Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical Versions) - April 6, 2010

[lDlisturb3d]

Originally Posted by QuasidodoJr

It does say in the article that the trilogy on blu-ray was 5th overall in packaged media sales. Seems to me that would be pretty solid numbers. I'm still going to wait until I have a bunch of RZ certificates or an Amazon GC to spend before I buy this. I just don't have the extra funds to pick this up along with all of the other deals and bargains I've found in the past few weeks.

Yes STAY ON THE SUBJECT. LOTR's is ROCKING in sells

4th in the US
2nd in Canada
4th in the UK

Hahaha

[woodley56]

Originally Posted by deeman54

They know who im talking too. The same people that were try their hardest to down play them when they found out they weren't the EE's. This is the only reason why people are trying to find all of these defects. They are hundreds of blu's out that have smudges , defects, glitches etc. Do you see they thread with over 9,000 replies. Come on man open your eyes.

Thanks, I needed a good laugh at lunch time

[Gremal]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Frodo's personality didn't bother me anywhere near as much as the fact that Sam and Frodo had a pseudo gay relationship and I blame Jackson completely for that.

The latent homosexuality was a problem for me too. At least that was interspersed with battle scenes--and my only criticism of those was watching Legolas surf down the stairs or down an Olephant's trunk. Some of Jackson's decisions were alarming.

Can't wait to see what Del Toro does with Hobbits.

[BankytheHack]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Frodo's personality didn't bother me anywhere near as much as the fact that Sam and Frodo had a pseudo gay relationship and I blame Jackson completely for that.

I like that a lot of fanboys are so uncomfortable with two males having any type of relationship that isn't about killing shit or talking about tits.

[BankytheHack]

Originally Posted by Gremal

The latent homosexuality was a problem for me too. At least that was interspersed with battle scenes--and my only criticism of those was watching Legolas surf down the stairs or down an Olephant's trunk. Some of Jackson's decisions were alarming.

Can't wait to see what Del Toro does with Hobbits.

Please explain how their relationship was homosexual?

[Gremal]

Originally Posted by BankytheHack

Please explain how their relationship was homosexual?

I said LATENT homosexuality.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. -Jerry

[BankytheHack]

Originally Posted by Gremal

I said LATENT homosexuality.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. -Jerry

Ehhh...I think you're projecting.

[Q?]

Originally Posted by deeman54

They know who im talking too. The same people that were try their hardest to down play them when they found out they weren't the EE's. This is the only reason why people are trying to find all of these defects. They are hundreds of blu's out that have smudges , defects, glitches etc. Do you see they thread with over 9,000 replies. Come on man open your eyes.

I don't think anybody is that stupid, it's an incredibly futile endeavour to try to affect sales of such high profile releases, we saw that with the release of Gladiator.

I think you've misunderstood the majority of these posters, I don't think I've encountered anybody here saying "do not buy this set!"

[Q?]

Originally Posted by Gremal

I said LATENT homosexuality.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. -Jerry

Originally Posted by BankytheHack

Ehhh...I think you're projecting.

No offense, but that's funny

[Ken Brown]

Originally Posted by deeman54

They know who im talking too. The same people that were try their hardest to down play them when they found out they weren't the EE's. This is the only reason why people are trying to find all of these defects. They are hundreds of blu's out that have smudges , defects, glitches etc. Do you see they thread with over 9,000 replies. Come on man open your eyes.

I think most people are happy that Warner has continued to stagger the TC and EE releases. It makes it easier for consumers to afford both and add each one to their collection. And isn't that ideal? Sales would be just as high if these were the EEs -- it's 'LotR' after all -- and criticism would be just as strong and just as divisive if the EEs had the same issues. I'm sure a few people out there are miffed these aren't the EEs, and perhaps those few people are finding faults because of that. But I love the TCs (and the EEs actually), as do many others in this thread. Being critical of an aspect of a release does not denote an orchestrated effort to thwart that release. I'm ecstatic to have 'LotR' in high definition, regardless of the cuts or the relatively limited issues.

I think if the folks you were poking at were in here, they'd be vehemently arguing with you. That's par for the course in message boards. I'm certainly glad you're posting, don't get me wrong, but you've shown that you have much more to offer this thread than flames

[lDlisturb3d]

Ok explain this like a mentioned before this thread has over 9,000 replies, every time some one says something positive about the film some else searched the internet encyclopedia to find some thread make by some idiot to prove them wrong. Take this for another example, This guy is dead wrong and look how much support he's had, over 60 people voted on this just to bring it to the top to defer people from buying it, everyone knows that people look at these rating before they buy a movie. So this is their effort to bring the sales down. Just as the same attempt on amazon.



This doesn't ring a bell. with 66 votes he shouldn't have any bars at all, but the naysayers are seriously supporting him, probably making extra accounts to support him. This is childish. Really makes me think how many dudes on this site are still virgins.

[Ken Brown]

Originally Posted by deeman54

Ok explain this like a mentioned before this thread has over 9,000 replies, every time some one says something positive about the film some else searched the internet encyclopedia to find some thread make by some idiot to prove them wrong. Take this for another example, This guy is dead wrong and look how much support he's had, over 60 people voted on this just to bring it to the top to defer people from buying it, everyone knows that people look at these rating before they buy a movie. So this is their effort to bring the sales down. Just as the same attempt on amazon.

This doesn't ring a bell. with 66 votes he shouldn't have any bars at all, but the naysayers are seriously supporting him, probably making extra accounts to support him. This is childish. Really makes me think how many dudes on this site are still virgins.

Oh, I know there are some. There are some people out there who believe 2012 will be the year we take our last breath. I just don't think a large gathering of either group is haunting this thread, that's all. Or at least not enough of them to warrant so much attention

[lDlisturb3d]

Originally Posted by Ken Brown

Oh, I know there are some. There are some people out there who believe 2012 will be the year we take our last breath. I just don't think a large gathering of either group is haunting this thread, that's all. Or at least not enough of them to warrant so much attention

+1 gotcha man.

[Gremal]

Originally Posted by Ken Brown

Sales would be just as high if these were the EEs -- it's 'LotR' after all -- and criticism would be just as strong and just as divisive if the EEs had the same issues.

No way. Sales of the EEs never rose to the level of the less expensive versions. Most consumers are price-conscious, not LOTR-obsessive conscious. Even the set that's out now is cost-prohibitive to many prospective buyers. An EE Blu-ray set would be out of the price range of the average consumer.

I'm sure a few people out there are miffed these aren't the EEs, and perhaps those few people are finding faults because of that. But I love the TCs (and the EEs actually), as do many others in this thread. Being critical of an aspect of a release does not denote an orchestrated effort to thwart that release. I'm ecstatic to have 'LotR' in high definition, regardless of the cuts or the relatively limited issues.

I agree with you there, Ken, and as I said previously...the EEs had their time and place in my collection when I was more appreciative of these films. They have since lost some of their appeal for me and it will be difficult to justify the time it takes to watch them. Having the EE versions adds significantly more time for not significantly more payoff. There are only 24 hours in a day and lots of great movies to spin on Blu-ray.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by radagast

I have the EEs on VHS. For kicks, I got them out and started watching them on my SD CRT TV in my bedroom. They are in OAR, which means the top third and bottom third of the screen are black bars.

Whoa, how many tapes does one EE take? 4?

[Ken Brown]

Originally Posted by Gremal

No way. Sales of the EEs never rose to the level of the less expensive versions. Most consumers are price-conscious, not LOTR-obsessive conscious. Even the set that's out now is cost-prohibitive to many prospective buyers. An EE Blu-ray set would be out of the price range of the average consumer.

I was trying to suggest that if the EEs were the same price, and the only Blu-ray version on the market, I think sales would be just as high. Sorry, I didn't word it very clearly.

I'm sure the EE set will be more expensive though, so you've definitely got me there

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by Grand Bob

One of the positive things from the recent fallout of the past few days is that we can just enjoy watching the films and become involved in the story instead of looking for defects.

Fallout? I haven't visited in a few days --- what happened?

[Gremal]

Originally Posted by Ken Brown

I was trying to suggest that if the EEs were the same price, and the only Blu-ray version on the market, I think sales would be just as high. Sorry, I didn't word it very clearly.

It will be interesting to see how Warner prices and packages the EE set. Note that the EE DVD set along with the individual EE DVDs went out of print while the theatrical versions stayed in print--obviously because the more affordable versions sell better. I suspect BD versions will follow suit.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Gremal

Frodo being a whiney b*tch bothered me more than any issues with the PQ.

I did not feel like he was a whiney b1tch but I did feel like had diarrhea for a good part of the movie I few times when he died (sort of) I was sure he soiled his hobbit underpants

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Gremal

It will be interesting to see how Warner prices and packages the EE set. Note that the EE DVD set along with the individual EE DVDs went out of print while the theatrical versions stayed in print--obviously because the more affordable versions sell better. I suspect BD versions will follow suit.

EE set will probably be $100+, at first. I know they're popular with some fans but that price will effect sales and they probably won't do well till the set drops to $80-.